ISOB Thomas Stark Hunter -RAF
Details:
Grave Site: Coll. grave II. B. 2-4.
A standard Commonwealth Grave Commission (CWGC) inscribed gravestone.
Flight Officer Hunter was born in Scotland, but grew up in Burbank, California. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force in World War 2 and flew with the "Cloak and Dagger" 357th Squadron in the China Theater of operations.
From the CWGC Files:
FLYING OFFICER
THOMAS STARK HUNTER
Service Number: 165151
Regiment & Unit/Ship: Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 357 Sqdn.
Date of Death: 01 March 1945, Age 22 years old
Additional Info:
Son of George and Jeanie Hunter, of Burbank, California, U.S.A.
Personal Inscription:
SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET
About the cemetery from the CWGC website
:
Hong Kong fell to Japanese forces on Christmas Day 1941 following a brief but intense period of fighting. Most of those buried or commemorated on the island were killed at this time, or died later as internees or prisoners of war during the Japanese occupation.
Monument Text:
FLYING OFFICER
T.S.HUNTER
PILOT
ROYAL AIR FORCE
1 MARCH 1945 AGED 22
SWEET ARE THE MEMORIES SILENTLY KEPT OF ONE WE LOVED AND WILL NEVER FORGET
Commemorates:
People:
Units:
Royal Air Force (RAF)
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Wars:
WWII
Battles:
China India Burma Campaign (CBI)
Pacific Theater
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